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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 385,330, dated June 26, 1888.

Application filed March 21, 1887. Renewed January 12, 1888. Serial No. 260,562. (No model.) Patented iuEngland July 21, 1885, No. 8,757.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FREDERIC EDWARD TAYLOR, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, and a resident of Birmingham, in the county of IVarwick, England, have invented certain vnew and useful Improvements in a Stocking-Suspender Clip or Fastening, (for which I have obtained a patentin Great Britain, No. 8,757, dated July 2l, 1885,) of which 1o the following is a full, clear, and exact specication.

The object of my invention is to produce a metallic clip or fastener for supporting stockings, Suspenders, and such like articles, which is simple in construction and easily operated.

Referring to the drawings, Figure I is a plan view of my improved clip closed. Fig. II is a side View of the same. Fig. III is a sectional View on line a: x, Fig. I, open. Fig. IV

2o is a detached plan view of the bottom plate.

Fig. V is a detached plan view of the top plate. Fig. VI is a detached View of the lever-arm.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

A is the clip, consisting of the bottoni plate, B, made oi' metal and provided at one end with two small slots, D D, and at the other end with two oblong slots, E E. rIhese last-named slots are used lor fastening the said plate to the band E. Nearly midway between the two ends of the plate B, at a certain distance between the slots D D and E E, is another slot, F, usually oblong` in shape, running parallel to the sides of the part B. Between the slot F and the slots E E the plate is hollowed or curved in and out, so that the metal may bend more easily at this point, if necessary, owing to its being not quite so wide.

II is the upper or clasping plate, consisting of a dat piece of metal, one end of which is provided with V-shaped projections or prongs. (Represented by letters Il2 H3.) These prongs lit into the slots D. Midway between thetwo ends of part II is a slot, J, usually oblong. One end, K, of this slot can be slightly bent down, so that the lever-arm O may rise easily onto it. Between the slotJ and the other end of plate II the metal thereof is slightly hollowed out at L, as in part B, so that it may spring more easily backward and forward at this point. From L to Il the part II is curved upward, so that it inelines gently away from part B after it has been fastened tightly to it by rivets or otherwise at Y Y. The plate II must be made of steel or any other iiexible metahso that the two parts may spring asunder when released. If desired, both parts B and II can be made and shaped of resilient metal.

O is the lever-arm, made of a strong narrow piece ot metal, shaped at one end something like the letter S. The straight end is placed through the slot J, and then the curved end is partially inserted through the slot F, where at N it is fastened tightly round the metal, G, so that it works on it like a hinge.

To use my invention, I place the edge ofthe article, R, to be held or supported between the two plates B and II, over the slot D. The straight end of the lever-arm O is then pressed down, which causes B and II to approach each other until they meet at H and D.. rIhe article, R, being in position between these two points, is thus pressed down into the slot D D by the V-shaped pieces H2, which thus hold it fast. The clip A is then closed. (See Fig. l.) To open the clip, the arm O is raised by the finger, which removes the pressure at K and G. The parts B and Hthen spring apart at the opposite end to which they are fastened, thus releasing the article R. (See Fig. 3.) The lever-arm O will not spring back until raised by force at one end, owing to its peculiar shape, whichcauses it to hang onto the edge of the slot J and K when pressed down onto it.

The clip can he used on stocking, sock, or

sleeve suspenders, scarf-adj usters, or any other f articles of a like nature.

In a suspending-clasp, the upper metallic plate, II, shaped, as shown, with prongs Il2 and slot J and fastened to the bottom plate, B, which is made ot`.nietal and provided at one end with slots D D and at the other end with oblong slots E E, and acted upon by the leverarm O, shaped like the letter S, and hinged to plate B at N, substantially as and for the. purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 7 th day of De cember, 1886.

FREDERIC EDWARD TAYLOR.

Witnesses:

BENJAMIN Lowe, GEORGE TAYLOR.

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